Rice Seeks Arabs Backing With Iraq

From YahooNews

By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer Tue Jan 16,2007

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for Arab allies to help support the fragile government in Iraq drew only a tepid endorsement Tuesday from the administration's strongest ally in the region.

Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said Saudis hope President Bush's plans to turn around the situation in Iraq is successful, but was plainly skeptical that the Iraqi government is up to the task of doing its part.

"We are hoping these objectives will be implemented, but the means are not in our hands," he said. "They are in the hands of the Iraqis themselves."

       What Saud al-Faisal should have said was that the Iraqi government really does not want to take the responsibility for Iraq as long as Bush and company keep adding to the mess.

 

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AP: Iran gets army gear in Pentagon sale

 

By SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press Writer
January 16,2007   

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries — including
Iran and China — who exploited security flaws in the Defense Department's surplus auctions. The sales include fighter jet parts and missile components.     

       The story is at Yahoo News

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